WELL · 42-401-32483 · DISTRICT 6
Forbus Estate Gas Unit #5
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Forbus Estate Gas Unit #5 (API 42-401-32483) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged April 2, 2020, last operated by Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 20, 1993, permitted to 10,800 ft.
It was permitted by Nuevo Energy Company and has since transferred to Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Massive Anhy, Bma Rodessa, Bexar, James Lime.
Operator of record
Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC
Permitted by Nuevo Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 29, 2025
- Permits on file
- 569
- Phone
- (713) 351-0534
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Rockcliff Energy Operating LLCthrough May 2018 |
| Latest permit | Nuevo Energy CompanyDec 20, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 20, 1993
- last permit issued
- May 6, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.61M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1994 THROUGH Apr 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 6, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 2, 2020
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbus Estate Gas Unit G-6-150017 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.61M | May 1994 – Apr 2020 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Nuevo Energy CompanyMay 1994 → Dec 1998
- 2Samson Lone Star LPJan 1999 → Jun 2007
- 3Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Sep 2017
- 4Rockcliff Energy Operating LLCOct 2017 → May 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 416582-99 | Drill | Nuevo Energy Company | Sep 30, 1993 | Dec 20, 1993 | Mar 7, 1994 | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-150017 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 329 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhy | 6,096 | -5,767 |
| Bma Rodessa | 6,320 | -5,991 |
| Bexar | 6,712 | -6,383 |
| James LimeJAMES | 6,772 | -6,443 |
| Pine Island | 6,900 | -6,571 |
| Pettit | 6,992 | -6,663 |
| Travis Peak | 7,284 | -6,955 |
| Base B Lime | 9,196 | -8,867 |
| Cotton ValleyLOWER COTTON VALLEY SD | 10,280 | -9,951 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,592 | -10,263 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,207 | 9,560 | Perforated |
| 9,745 | 10,114 | Perforated |
| 10,278 | 10,556 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 1,523 | 12.25 | 680 S |
| 5.5 | 10,724 | 7.875 | 1,640 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 18, 1994 | Jun 8, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 11, 1994 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-401-32483 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32483 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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